Retirement On Trial: Documentary Film Project
Reimagining Life After Full-Time Work
Retirement on Trial Project
For many people, work defines who they are. But what happens when that chapter changes? The Retirement on Trial project explores the human side of retirement—identity, purpose, and reinvention—through honest conversations with people navigating the transition from a full-time career to the next stage of life.
Retirement on Trial Documentaries
The project includes two related films—one focuses on the legal profession and another that expands the lens to people across the working world. The films are designed not only to tell these stories but also to spark conversation.
The first film examines retirement within the legal profession—a world where identity, status, and purpose are often deeply tied to the practice of law.
Through interviews with lawyers, judges, a social philosopher, and a neurosurgeon, the film explores questions that many in the legal profession quietly face.
The second film expands the conversation beyond the legal profession to include people from many walks of working life— police officers, educators, health professionals, farmers, and others whose work has shaped who they are.
By bringing together voices from across the working world, the film highlights both the universal challenges and the unexpected possibilities that come with this transition.
